Due to ongoing turmoil at Columbia University, the “Future of Dark Matter” brainstorming workshop that I co-organised with my friends and colleagues Elena Aprile and Lam Hui, initially planned at Columbia U., was hosted at the Center for Computational Astrophysics (a big thank you to Mariangela Lisanti, Ken Van Tilburg, and to the CCA admins, for coordinating the venue change).

The discussions began with WIMP searches, moderated by Elena Aprile and Tracy Slatyer, exploring challenges and opportunities in dark matter direct and indirect detection. The other sessions delved into gravitational wave probes, substructure searches, as well as astro and cosmological probes, moderated by Alvise Raccanelli, Ken Van Tilburg, Yashar Hezaveh, Mariangela Lisanti, and myself. FInally, Colin Hill, Patrick Meade, Zhen Liu, Lam Hui, and Kerstin M. Perez moderated a discussion of collider searches, and axion searches.

The programme of the event can be found here: https://www.physics.columbia.edu/events/cancelledthe-future-dark-matter-topical-sessions-opportunities-and-challenges

It was an excellent opportunity to engage with colleagues across various fields, and more personally, a wonderful way to cap off my three-month sabbatical in New York City.

After the workshop, we informal discussions continued on the wonderful CCA rooftop. All photos courtesy of prof. Elena Aprile.